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PC market achieves first positive holiday quarter shipment growth in six years, says IDC
13 Jan 2018
TCS bags $2-bn deal with US insurer Transamerica
12 Jan 2018
The partnership with TCS will enable Transamerica to rapidly enhance its digital capabilities, simplifying the service of more than 10 million policies into a single integrated modern platform, TCS said in a statement.
Apple releases iOS 11.2.2 with security update for Safari to defend against the Spectre bug
09 Jan 2018
HP issues global recall of laptops with defective batteries
06 Jan 2018
Those who bought laptops or mobile workstations between December 2015 and December 2017 should visit HP's site to learn if their battery should be replaced, which will be done free of charge
Microsoft working to make passwords obsolete
29 Dec 2017
TCS seals $2.25-bn deal with Nielsen, largest by any Indian IT firm
22 Dec 2017
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged the largest-ever outsourcing contract by an Indian IT company, sealing a $2.25 billion deal with television ratings measurement firm Nielsen
US makes it official: N Korea was behind WannaCry attack
19 Dec 2017
The US government has assessed with a "very high level of confidence" that a hacking entity known as Lazarus Group, which works on behalf of the North Korean government, carried out the WannaCry attack
How do you spot a Russian bot? Answer goes beyond Kremlin watching, new research finds
19 Dec 2017
A team of researchers has isolated the characteristics of bots on Twitter through an examination of bot activity related to Russian political discussions
Oracle to buy Australian cloud-based software developer Aconex for $1.2 bn
18 Dec 2017
Melbourne-based Aconex is a cloud-based solution that manages team collaboration for construction projects and digitally connects owners, builders and other teams, providing management of data, documents and costs across all stages of a construction project lifecycle
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
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COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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